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JOSEPH O. OONDO, OF ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA.

FURNITURE ATTACHMENT.

Specication of Letters Patent.

.iratented May 22, 1906.

Application filed October 21. 1904. Serial No. 229,459.

To all whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH O. OoNDo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Furniture Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

To those having any experience in handling furniture it is known that in reinforcing the sides of a casing or like piece ofI furniture blocks are commonly utilized, said blocks being usually secured upon the interior of the casing at the corners. Such blocks are not only used to make the casing or part to which they may be applied more substantial, but it is common to mount the casters upon which the piece of furniture is mounted in said blocks. Ordinarily the blocks are secured by means of glue, and for this reason are often' displaced, necessitating, of course, reattachment, renewal of the gluing being incident to the latter. The invention embodies a peculiar reinforcing device applied to the casing or piece of furniture and adapted to brace and secure the blocks above mentioned from displacement, and, further, such blocks may be used to receive the casters or not. The reinforcing means is composed of a special form of strip or brace device and is positively secured to the furniture embracing the block in such a manner as to effectively support the same in position and prevent all likelihood of accidental displacement thereof, thereby accomplishing the saving of time and expense.

consequent to the various operations of gluing the block in place after the same has become loosened by constant use.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge ofthe details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without departing from the spirit or essential features thereof, still some of the preferred embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings,in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the invention, shown applied, the piece of furniture being broken away partially. Fig. 2 is abottom plan view, the attachment being shown cooperating with a caster-block located at one side of the `furniture part. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the attachment being shown as when in a brace capacity only. Fig. 4 is a perspective view looking toward the lower extremity of a caster-block and showing a modified embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, still another modification being illustrated. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the reinforcing attachment alone.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

It will be understood that the principle of the invention as herein set forth is applicable in any instance wherein a reinforcing-block or similarpart is applied to furniture, regardless of any special construction of the latter, and therefore the terms casing or furniture part included in the description should be taken as comprehending furniture construction broadly of any class within the contemplation of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, the lower portion of a piece of furniture, such as a casing or the like, is illustrated, the sides 1 thereof meeting at the corners in the usual manner. Applied to the inner lower portions of the sides 1 is a block 2, which is usually glued in place, said block having a socket or opening 3 to receive the shank of a caster. The attachment coperating with the block 2 aforesaid consists of a brace or strip 4, preferably made of sheet metal, and having its vertical edge portions bent at an angle thereto to form sides extending toward each other and then bent outwardly to form flanges 5, the latter being directly attached to the sides 1 by means of suitable fastenings, such as nails. The flanges 5 are provided with a plurality of openings, through which the nails or fastenings may be passed,` any suitable number of the latter being employed. The body of. the strip 4 is bent so as to have an approximately dovetail shape in cross-section, the sides extending at an acute angle to the portion 4, as shown at 6, and the block 2 is likewise shaped so as to provide a dovetail portion 7, adapted to be received in the portion 6, above mentioned. The strip or brace 4. is made of dovetail formation, as above specified, by bending the end portions thereof at an acute angle to the outer or main portion of said strip, and this peculiar formation of the part t not only gives a IOO IIO

greater frictional contact with the block 2, but is further advantageous in that if the member 2 is too large to slide easily into the brace device said member 2 may be forced thereinto, and during the last operation the body of the strip will have a certain amount of flexibility and s ring action because of the form of the en portions thereof. The strip or brace 4 is made somewhat narrower at its upper portion than at at the lower portion, or, in other words, this part tapers slightly, so that the space between the strip and sides 1 of the furniture part is reduced at its upper portion, this being advantageous in preventing the block 2 from being forced upwardly due to the weight ofthe furniture art upon the caster mounted in said block.

n addition to the tapering construction of the part` 4 the latter is provided at its upper extremity with a flange 8, which projecting toward the sides 1 overlaps the upper end of the block 2, thereby also serving to prevent any upward movement of this member. The application of the invention when applied to a caster-block 2, disposed at a point between the corner portions of a furniture part, is

shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The block 2 is located against the side 1 and the strip 4 is mounted in substantially the same manner as described in relation to Fig. 1, being se- -cured to the side 1 by means of the flanges 5.

The body of the strip 4 is bent into a somewhat different form, being of dovetail shape, however, in sectional outline, the strip shown ir Fig. 2 being provided with the flange 8 a so.

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the adaptation of the attachment comprising the invention to caster-blocks. However, in Fig. 3 the block 2 serves as a reinforcing member only and the strip 4, applied thereto, serves as a brace solely.l 'ln Fig. 3 the corner-post 10 is designed to receive the caster, and the strip 4 is of substantially the same form as that shown in Fig. 1.Y In certain instances it may be desirable; to :provide means for preventing' downward displacement of the block 2 from within thespace formed by the brace or strip 4, .and for this purpose said strip is provided at its lower'extremity with extensions 11 which project across the lower extremity of the block, Vbeing secured at Vthe outer ends thereof to the lower edges of the sides 1, as shown at 12. The extensions 11 are integral with the strip or brace 4 and not only serve in the capacity above mentioned, but also increase the rigidity of the part 4, eecting'a mutual brace action of said part 4` and the sides 1. The extensions 11 illustrated in Fig. 4 may likewise be provided upon the strip 4 when the latter is of the construction shown in Fig. 2, and said extensions will advantageously subserve the rigidity of the attachment in the same manner.

Fig. 5 illustrates a further modification of the invention, and, generally speaking, the strip 4 is ofthe same form as shown in Fig. 4, with the exception that said strip is provided with a vertical recess 14, extending lengthwise thereof, and a plate 13 is attached to the body of the strip or brace 4, being provided with a recess 14, similar and matching that of the strip 4. The recesses 14 constitute a socket adapted to receive the shank of the caster, and the plate 13 is attached to the strip or brace 4 by means of suitable fastenings, such as rivets. In the last construction the caster is of course supported in the brace or strip 4, this part, however, reinforcing the block 2, as hereinbefore described.

lt will be noted that the attachment is very simple and may be quickly applied. The device may be cheaply manufactured also, and is therefore very desirable for this reason alone.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- The combination of a casing, a block of dovetail form in cross-section applied to the casing, a metallic strip snugly fitting about the block and consisting of a body having the vertical edge portions thereof bent at an acute angle thereto to form sides extending toward each other, said sides being bent outwardly to form flanges, fastenings securing the flanges to the casing, spaced extensions projected from the strip at the lower portion thereof and' extending across the lower end of the block beneath the lower edge portion of the casing part or parts to which said block is applied, fastenings securing said spaced extensions to the lower end portions of the casing parts aforesaid, and a flange bent from the upper edge portion of the strip above mentioned and overlapping the top of the block about which said strip fits.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH C. CONDO. Vitnesses:

ARTHUR H. JONES, BERNICE OAKLEY. 

